Many Southeast Asian countries adopted a state of emergency to combat COVID-19. Likewise, Timor-Leste, with 24 confirmed cases and zero deaths to date, also declared a state of emergency, in force …
Maubere Timor: Keeping Timor-Leste’s songs of resistance alive
Presumed dead for years, musician and independence fighter Berliku returns to pay tribute to his nation through music.
Children under Lockdown get a ‘Learning Passport’
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 2020 (IPS) – Soon schools in Timor-Leste, Ukraine, and Kosovo, where some 6.5 million children are currently at home, will hopefully start teaching their children once again — …
Cuba’s Improbable Medical Prowess in Asia
The former president of Timor-Leste, Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, previously praised Cuba for building a public health system from the ground up after his country’s independence in 2001. In a …
Australian doctors aid Timor Leste in COVID-19 fight
Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia’s most vulnerable countries. The small nation and its population of 1 …
An Expanded Global Online Learning Platform For Out-Of-School Students
On April 14, 2020 in Timor-Leste, a girl shows off the Learning Passport online platform on which children and parents can access a range of audiovisual materials to help students continue learning at …
Maubere Timor: Keeping East Timor’s songs of resistance alive
He joined many young people in fleeing to the mountains to join the newly established resistance army, FALINTIL (Forcas Armadas de Libertacao de Timor-Leste, or Armed Forces for the Liberation of East …
Australian doctors aim to stop COVID-19 from ‘tearing through’ Timor-Leste
Australian doctors have joined the fight against COVID-19 in Timor-Leste in a bid to prevent devastation in one of South-East Asia’s most vulnerable countries. There have been six cases detected, but …
European Union and United Nations are committed to ensuring safety and protection of women and girls during COVID crisis
In this unprecedented and unpredictable global crisis, the European Union remains committed to protecting and supporting women in Timor-Leste”, said Andrew Jacobs, European Union Ambassador to …